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Plesk Backup Manager Flaw Lets Low-Privileged Users Gain Root Access to Servers
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Plesk Backup Manager could allow low-privileged users to escalate privileges and gain full root access on affected Linux servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-68488, the flaw stems from a symlink race condition during subscription-content restore operations. The issue affects Plesk Obsidian installations running Plesk for Linux versions 18.0.80.6 and earlier, as well […] The post Plesk Backup Manager Flaw Lets Low-Privileged Users Gain Root Access to Servers appeared first on Cyber Security News.
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Plesk Backup Manager could allow low-privileged users to escalate privileges and gain full root access on affected Linux servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-68488, the flaw stems from a symlink race condition during subscription-content restore operations. The issue affects Plesk Obsidian installations running Plesk for…
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